From a functional standpoint, classic robots are not at all similar to biological systems. If
compared with rigid robots, animals' bodies look overly redundant, imprecise, and weak …

The robotics community has seen an exponential growth in the level of complexity of the
theoretical tools presented for the modeling of soft robotics devices. Different solutions have …

Soft robotics is a growing area of research which utilizes the compliance and adaptability of
soft structures to develop highly adaptive robotics for soft interactions. One area in which soft …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are a unique class of materials that combine rubber
elasticity with liquid crystalline anisotropy to produce exceptional physical and optical …

Mathematical modeling of soft robots is complicated by the description of the continuously
deformable three-dimensional shape that they assume when subjected to external loads. In …

Nowadays, the most adopted model for the design and control of soft robots is the piecewise
constant curvature model, with its consolidated benefits and drawbacks. In this work, an …

The new and promising field of soft robotics has many open areas of research such as the
development of an exhaustive theoretical and methodological approach to dynamic …

The remarkable advances of robotics in the last 50 years, which represent an incredible
wealth of knowledge, are based on the fundamental assumption that robots are chains of …

Traditional robots have rigid underlying structures that limit their ability to interact with their
environment. For example, conventional robot manipulators have rigid links and can …

Nature and biological creatures are some of the main sources of inspiration for humans.
Engineers have aspired to emulate these natural systems. As rigid systems become …